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Maintaining Job Site Safety

While it’s important to recognize the need to
reduce operating costs, it’s equally important to
make certain all equipment is properly
grounded and bonded. Adhering to
electrical safety standards will ensure that
not only the equipment is protected, but
also your personnel. Lightning strikes and
a large buildup of static electricity are
common on and around drilling sites.
Taking the necessary steps to follow grounding
and bonding safety protocol is easy. BURNDY offers
a wide array of products, tools and accessories that
meet industry standards for grounding and bonding.
For existing sites, there are connectors available to
improve the grounding and bonding of above ground
equipment. BURNDY also offers a compression and
exothermic ground grid solution.

RECOMMENDED GROUNDING PRACTICES

CONDITION STANDARD
Toolpusher’s trailer grounded RP54 6.1.16
Rig substructure, derrick mast, and other equipment, as appropriate, are grounded RP54 6.1.16
to prevent the build up of static charge
Generators properly grounded RP54 9.14.11
Electric hand tools double insulated or grounded RP54 6.8.7
Electrical grounding of wellhead, service unit and rig made prior to operating tools RP54 13.8.6
using explosives
Blending equipment grounded RP54 16.1.6
Sand unloading equipment bonded to blending machine RP54 16.1.6

Compiled from the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Recommended Practices

A Tank Trucks B Flammable Storage Tanks C Drilling Rig

(Product # used 1)
Static ignited fires and explosions can
be easily avoided with proper grounding
techniques. Electrostatic charge build-up
occurs when tank trucks are being loaded
and unloaded of fluids and chemicals.
(Product #'s used 1, 2, 3)
Storage tanks can be extremely dangerous
and can cause damage to themselves as
well as nearby equipment. The non-corrosive
properties in Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic
(FRP) storage tanks are helpful. However,
the non-conductive property of FRP materials
can still increase resistance which can
cause intense heat, should the tank become
energized.
(Product #'s used 2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
The rig substructure, derrick mast
and other equipment must be properly
grounded. This applies to all rigs whether
they are mobile or stationary and whether
they are mechanically, electrically or
hydraulically powered.

5 CL-501
2 GC/GCM 3 KC 4 GAR
1 BSD Static Reel
 Did You Know?
Properly grounding equipment that stores
or transfers flammable liquid allows static Did You Know?
charges to be drained away. Grounding conductors
cannot be connected
to gas piping, lightning
rods or plastic pipes.
Did You Know?
One arc flash incident can cost up
to $15 million, including healthcare
costs, workers compensation, equipment
replacement, increased insurance
premiums and lost production time,
according to an Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) study.

C
B E
A

D Ground Grid System
(Product #'s used 6, 7)
All components should be connected to the
ground grid system which lies underneath the
pad of the site. BURNDY offers a robust set of
options to accommodate your needs including
the BURNDY HYGROUND Compression and
® ®
D
E Perimeter Fencing
(Product #'s used 4, 8)
Under fault conditions, fencing can have very
high touch potentials, leaving personnel at
risk. Properly grounding and bonding fence
posts is extremely important to the safety
of the job site considering the frequency of

BURNDYWeld Exothermic lines. personnel potentially coming into contact

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with the gates.

7 BURNDYWeld ®

Exothermic
8 Braid

6 HYGROUND ®

Compression
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